Primary Health Awards

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Nominations for the 2026 Primary Health Awards open on 1 July.

The annual Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Awards recognise primary health care professionals and organisations’ initiatives that provide an exceptional service, an outstanding contribution or a quality improvement to primary health care in the Central and Eastern region of Sydney.

Award categories

The Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Awards are across four categories:

Demonstrate improvements in service quality and patient care.

Demonstrate improvements in service quality and patient care.

Demonstrate improvements in service quality and care focused on meeting community needs.

Recognising initiatives that have made a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

Three nominations are shortlisted in each category by an independent judging panel, and shortlisted nominees are invited to attend the awards ceremony. This year’s ceremony will be held on 15 October at The Revy @ Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont.

Please note that EIS Health Board Members and members of CESPHN’s Clinical and Community Council are ineligible to apply.

Award guidelines

All of the awards include individual or group nominations. The service must be located in the CESPHN region and the program or activity must have been undertaken during the 2025/26 financial year.

If you would like to nominate another person or organisation for an award, please send their name, email address and contact phone number to engagement@cesphn.com.au and we will contact them.

Nominations open on 1 July and will close at midnight on 15 August.

Excellence in General Practice, Allied Health and Community Services criteria

How your nomination will be judged

The service is located in the CESPHN area
The application described an initiative that has provided exceptional service or program, a quality improvement, or an outstanding contribution to primary health care
The application demonstrated measurable improvements in service quality and care
The application addressed the needs of individuals or communities experiencing significant health or social disadvantage
The activity must have taken place within the 2025/26 financial year

What you will need to provide

A brief description of the service, program or person nominated for the award
What the health need or issue that the nominee addressed was
How this was addressed
What the measurable, demonstrated service quality improvements or improved patient or community outcomes were

Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Achievement criteria

Open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, organisations or anyone who works with the community.

How your nomination will be judged

How the nominee demonstrated respect, built sustained and inclusive relationships and/or created opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities or individuals
How the nominee’s activity made a difference to reconciliation and healing in a culturally competent and safe manner
What the nominee’s connection to the CESPHN region

What you will need to provide

The reasons why you are nominating this person or organisation
Concrete examples of behaviours, attitudes and/or values they have demonstrated

THE PRIZE

$2,000 prize

Promotion of winners in related media

Opportunity for individuals to join CESPHN’s Clinical Leaders Network or Community Council.

Sponsorship opportunities

Get your brand in front of an engaged audience of health professionals from across Sydney at the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network’s Primary Health Awards. Attendees include GPs, allied health professionals, community service organisations and community members.

Download Sponsorship Proposal

For enquiries about the awards, contact engagement@cesphn.com.au.